In order for users to successfully visit my portfolio, as well as ensuring easy maintenance, a number of technologies will be required.
1. Content Management System (CMS)
In order for me to regularly update my site with new work, as well as provide an easy way of customising it for each situation, a CMS will be used. As yet, I'm undecided on the specific CMS I'll use, although Textpattern is a favourite due to it's inclusion in our current CMS assignment. A sub-requirement of this is PHP 4.3+ and MySQL 3.23+. Currently, my hosting package gives me PHP 5.2.5 and MySQL 5.0.67, so there are no issues with this. PHP will also be used for my contact form.
2. XHTML 1.0 Strict
eXtensible HyperText Markup Language will be used to markup my website, giving structure to the content as well as marking up many elements such as links, headings, etc. It will be a priority to ensure that my XHTML is not only valid, but also semantically clear and well structured.
3. CSS 2.1
Cascading Style Sheets will be used to give style to my portfolio, setting out the presentation of the content structured in my XHTML. The layout of the page will be defined by the CSS as well. As with XHTML, it will be key to ensure my CSS is valid, as well as being clearly laid out to ensure simple maintenance.
4. POP3
POP3 will be used to deliver email messages received through the contact form on the website, and any emails received directly as a result of my email address being published elsewhere.
Tuesday 24 February 2009
Tuesday 10 February 2009
Portfolio - Target Audience
My Portfolio site has – as I perceive it – 2 main audiences:
1: Industry Professionals.
These will be my primary audience - the kind of people that I'll want to look at my site and say 'Hmm, I'd like to hire that guy'.
Profile:
Age: 30+
Gender: Unknown
Occupation: Senior Designer / Management
Online Experience: Vast - strong knowledge of web technologies and their use
Online Frequency: 8+ hours/day
Online Location: Work and home
Connectivity: High speed connection
Types of sites visited: Design sites/blogs, other portfolios, wide range of sites in industry research.
(Fictional) Specific Profile:
Paul is a Senior Designer at a design company based in Leeds. After putting an advert out for a Junior Designer role, he's received a wide range of CVs. Having looked through and whittled the candidates down, he's decided to take a look at the candidates online portfolios. Paul's looking for something that immediately strikes a chord with him - he doesn't have time to look through the sites thoroughly. He's also looking for something done professionally, without any errors in the content or the backend code - his experience tells him this is an important thing to look for.
2. Other Students
A lot of future students/other current students will be visiting my sites - just like I have visited the sites of those who have gone before.
Profile:
Age: Various
Gender: Mostly Male
Occupation: Student
Online Experience: Large - studying web design
Online Frequency: 8+ hours/day
Online Location: College and home
Connectivity: High speed connection
Types of sites visited: Design sites/blogs, other portfolios, wide range of sites in industry research
Specific Profile:
Jonny is a 20 year old, looking into studying web design. After visiting the new FdA web site, he's having a look through the work of previous students. He wants to see the kind of work he might be asked to do, as well as see the quality of the work completed on the course. This, he feels, is the most important apsect to a design course and he is looking to be impressed.
1: Industry Professionals.
These will be my primary audience - the kind of people that I'll want to look at my site and say 'Hmm, I'd like to hire that guy'.
Profile:
Age: 30+
Gender: Unknown
Occupation: Senior Designer / Management
Online Experience: Vast - strong knowledge of web technologies and their use
Online Frequency: 8+ hours/day
Online Location: Work and home
Connectivity: High speed connection
Types of sites visited: Design sites/blogs, other portfolios, wide range of sites in industry research.
(Fictional) Specific Profile:
Paul is a Senior Designer at a design company based in Leeds. After putting an advert out for a Junior Designer role, he's received a wide range of CVs. Having looked through and whittled the candidates down, he's decided to take a look at the candidates online portfolios. Paul's looking for something that immediately strikes a chord with him - he doesn't have time to look through the sites thoroughly. He's also looking for something done professionally, without any errors in the content or the backend code - his experience tells him this is an important thing to look for.
2. Other Students
A lot of future students/other current students will be visiting my sites - just like I have visited the sites of those who have gone before.
Profile:
Age: Various
Gender: Mostly Male
Occupation: Student
Online Experience: Large - studying web design
Online Frequency: 8+ hours/day
Online Location: College and home
Connectivity: High speed connection
Types of sites visited: Design sites/blogs, other portfolios, wide range of sites in industry research
Specific Profile:
Jonny is a 20 year old, looking into studying web design. After visiting the new FdA web site, he's having a look through the work of previous students. He wants to see the kind of work he might be asked to do, as well as see the quality of the work completed on the course. This, he feels, is the most important apsect to a design course and he is looking to be impressed.
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